Showa era
Pale Lemon Yellow & Yellow Green
Plate 111 from Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations — Pale Lemon Yellow, Yellow Green.
#afd472
green · 5 palettes
Yellow Green
About Yellow Green
Yellow Green is a mid-tone, muted green tone. Its hex value is #afd472 — that is
RGB 175, 212, 114, or HSL 83°, 53%, 64%.
It holds 12.5:1 contrast against dark, so Yellow Green works best for body text, headings, and UI labels. (On white it scores 1.7:1; on black 12.5:1.)
Across Sanzo Wada's 1933 Dictionary of Color Combinations, Yellow Green appears in 5 combinations — most often paired with Seashell Pink, Pale Lemon Yellow and Orange.
Palettes with Yellow Green
Yellow Green appears in 5 combinations from the archive. Each pairing reveals how the same color shifts character depending on its neighbours.
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